Nima Abbaspour

We are tender beings, no matter how hard we try not to be. We need to feel belonged, seen and understood and this means we are relational, we need connection to other human beings. When this ground is shaky or broken, be it due to a divorce, a significant loss, a war, identity crisis or other life experiences, we could go through depressions, anxiety and panic attacks, fears and so on. In order to heal these wounds, we need to restore our ground and this requires an open-hearted, non-judgmental and genuine human being on the other side who would hold the space for us, join us through our journey and reflect to us what we are experiencing. That is the foundation of my approach with my clients: safety, respect, dignity and authenticity. I myself have gone through this healing journey before, so I know what it takes to feel supported and understood. My approach is experiential and embodied (somatic), which means, together we explore your bodily experiences as well as your emotions and thought, through movements, sounds, gestures, words and so on. I am also relational, which means you are not alone in your journey; we attend to how we relate to each other and how we co-create the space together, so that you could feel supported enough to see how you are co-creating your life in the world with others. As I said before, healing is not a one person journey; it has never been.

2016 to present: Psychotherapist in private practice, working with individuals and groups

1) Five-Year Advanced Training Program in Relational - Embodied - Gestalt Psychotherapy at Gestalt Institute of Toronto, Canada 2) Supervisory Relationship: A Supervisory Training Program, Gestalt Institute of Toronto, Canada 3) Three Years of Training in Bio-Energetics and Client Centred Therapy at Integral Healing Center, Canada 4) Four Years of Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Focus on Self-Psychology, Tehran Psychoanalytic Institute, Iran 5) Two-Year Advanced International Training: A Gestalt Therapy Field Approach to Development and Psychopathology (in process), Instituto di Gestalt HCC Italy, Italy